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Researchers Sense Trouble as Blue Whales Have Stopped Singing — They Are Busy With Something Else

Blue whales are one of the largest animals ever known to live on Earth. These gentle giants roam across the world’s oceans and are very popular for their powerful sounds that can travel hundreds of ...
Forbes

A Biologist Explains Why The Blue Whale Is Still Growing — And How It Reached 200 Tons

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Fossil records make one evolutionary pattern especially ...
Yahoo

Blue whales are going eerily silent—and scientists say it’s a warning sign

A blue whale swims near the coast of Sri Lanka. Studies from California to New Zealand have shown that certain whale species, such as blue whales, stop singing when heat waves disrupt their food ...
Miami Herald

Where are all the blue whale calves? New study may solve mystery of ‘missing’ young

Blue whale calves and births have seldom been documented. A new study may help unravel the mystery. Photo from NOAA Fisheries Service Despite being members of the largest species on the planet, young ...
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No, blue whales aren't going silent off California. Here's why.

Blue whales sing less when they are starving and sing more when food is plentiful, a recent study revealed. Researchers listened to whales off California for six years and found that their singing ...
IFLScience

Why Are Blue Whale Calf Sightings So Mysteriously Rare?

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...
KUOW

Whale, ship collisions around the globe could be helped by slower speeds, study shows

Giant ships that transport everything from coffee cups to clothes across the ocean are often so large they can’t tell when they collide with a whale. Now, research out of the Northwest could help ...
University of California

Whale waste helps health of oceans by funneling nutrients to the tropics, new study shows

New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, supporting the health of tropical ecosystems and fish. UC Santa Cruz professors ...
Greek Reporter

Whale Hunting in South America Began 5,000 Years Ago, Study Finds

New research shows whale hunting in South America dates back 5,000 years, reshaping views of early maritime societies.
Mongabay

Whale songs rise and fall with food supply, study finds.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Each year, during summer and fall, large groups of baleen whales gather off the coast of California, U.S., to feast on krill and fish before ...
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Blue Whales, One Of The Loudest Things On Earth, Are “Acoustically Invisible” To Killer Whales

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...